Governor for explosive-engines.



R. B. BALLARD.

GOVERNOR FOB. EXPLOSIVE ENGINES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.13, 1911.

1 0 0 3 2 Patented May 6, 1913.

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UNITED To all whom-it may concerns OFFI E-j m mes. BALI-ARI), or your nonen' 'iowm I eovieimon Eon ExrLosrvn-nfiemns.

Be it known. that L 'BOBi'JRTBL-rBitIMRD,

citizen of the United States ofAmericaiand resident offFort Dodge,.Web'ster' county, Iowa, have inventedf'a new -a'nd useful Governor for Exp1osive Engin'es{ f the" following is a specification- Y The objectof this inventio 's' to provide .an improved construction "for governors f explosive engines."

A further object-o h provide impro\-'ed-,1nean eratedby centrifugaliforc forjgshu 1n the supply of-explosiv iniittu cylinder for 7 an "internal when the speed .t-hereof v I Specification of Letters Patent;- Application filed September 13; 191i. sedative. 649,172. I

Way through 'sal tween said pipes: 'JA; shaft-19 is fixed to and pro ects from the valve pl :times'with said pilpesand to form a passage-t. plug and connection be Patented May 6, 1913.,

enemy thcich'ambrf m nd afmutilate bevel g'earv 1 QOis fixedfto the outer' end portion of said Shaft.- Spaced stops 21, 22 are fixed to and project 5 f hamb eve '23 .is mounted 'on Sleeve 23; is free to rotn the "outer'end-"of the "valve and are adapted successively to fthe mutilated ear V m e revolution-inemher di heerank'case 11 and f mes es 12 and 1S1 es:

malg i. r foi' ffrotation by" A-further object -of.-th1s:mvent1on 1s The sleeve 23 is? I provide improved means fore automaticelly r V 1 heral fianges I controllingand='regulating' h" l of q e'hialancefwheelfan gas to eniexplosivef en'giiie My' "vention consists'm th co" true Figure 1 is a 'sid nfringingrey.

tidn, of a portion of :1 engine;- *Fi 1-12" is a sectional elevation on the indicated line 2--2 of Fig.' Fig. aplan, partlyfin secti'on on the indicated line'33 of'h'ig'. 1.

In the construction of the device as shown the numeral 10 designates a portion of the cylinder, '11 the 'crank ens-0, 12 the shaft and 13 the balance whecloi an internal combustion engine, all of which elenwnts' are. common and well known and are shown here ase foundation for my improvement I'The numeral 14 designates a valve cheniber in which a tapered valve plug 15 is mounted for rotary oscillation. A pipe 16 'con'imrnicates at one end with the crank case 11 and at the other end with the valve chamher 14 and a pipe 17 leads from the. valve ehamlmr to the cylinder 10. The valve plug 15 is adaptedat times to cut off the communication between the pipeslti and-17 through the valve chamber 14 and is formed with a. transverse port 18 adapte 'to register at i 7 arrangementand conibinatio F0 elements hereinafter" set forth pointed ut claims andiHustratedhy th aOcO p ym'g y at its end nearest (I ro'eet fr'omitheto ofthe crank v7 formdfiwith'iifvertical bearin t es ntralportion 0f the sleeve 23.

wheel 33 on its lower en'd and said wheel is of a diameter slightly less than thedistanee between the intermediat -fianges 25, '27 and is received between and adapted to contact successively with and be driven in opposite directions by said flan es.

nd ,"-which bearing is space r aft' 3l'is journaled in the bearing *30 andfiifbevellgealr 32*(whieh may be mu-- tilated; as shown) is fixed to the u per end. "of said 's'haftfiand-meshes with t e bevel --gear'- 20. The shaft 31 carries a friction The friction wheel 33 preferably is ma e of harshort. arms of the bell-crank levers 38, 39

extend toward the shaft 12 and are received loosely within-the annular groove between the flanges 25, .26. The long arms of the bell-crank levers 38, 39 are parallel with and spaced fro'mthe shaft 12 and carry. gov-.

I ernor-balls 42, 43 on their respective ends.

the engine is running at or below normal speed, the parts are in the positions shown in the drawing and the port 18 of the valve plug 'is in-registration with the pipes 16,

17 and provides a passage for explosive mixture from the crank case 11 through said pipes to the cylinder 10, When the engine attains a speed greater than its normal the centrifugal force is suflicient to cause the governor-balls 42, 43 to fly outwardly. fromthe shaft 12; 'This moves the 'shortarms of-the bell-crank levers 38,39 toward the balance wheel 13, and said, bell-cranks jmove.

, with'them the shifting sleeve23 because of the engagement ofltheir endsbetween the flanges .25, 26, T This movement of the sleeve 23 bringstheflange 35 intocontact witha point onthe innerperiphery of the friction wheel '33 to the end 'of rotating clockwisesaid wheel and theshaftBLand bevel gear 32. This has the elfect of rotating the bevel gear v20, shaft- 19'and valve plug 15, until a shoulder of saidjgearis brought into engagement with the stop: 22,. after .which: the flange 2'1 will slidingl engagebht will'not move the friction-whee 33. The rotation of the valve plug 1 5 h as the efiect of'destroyingthe registering relation of-the"port, 18 to the mouths of the pipes 16 and-17, The supply of, explosive mixture; to the, cylinder isthus cut off .andthe en 'ne misfires for one or more revolutions. en this condition has reduced the speed of the engine below its normal the centrifugal force on the governor-balls, 42, 43 is decreased to such extent that said balls resume their normal po-- sitions as shown' nearer to the shaft 12. This moves the bell-crank levers 38, 39 back and shifts the sleeve 23. again toward the crarfk case 11. In this position the. flange 25 is brou at into contact with the friction wheel and said wheel and the "50 shaft 31 and bevel gear 32 are rotated comiter-clockwise. Such movement rotates the bevel gear 20 and shaft'19 and turns the valve plug 15 to a position where the 'port 18 registers with and forms a continuation of the pipes 16, IL Such position of the valve plug is determined and rotation of the bevel gear 20 stopped by engagement of a shoulder of said gear with the stop 21, after which the flange 25 slidingly engages but does not move the friction wheel 33. This operation is continued and successive sl1ifting of the sleeve 33 in opposite dipections' has the effect of opening and ClOSlng the valve and automatically regulating the supply of explosive mixture in the. cylinder to no useful function; but I prefer to make In practical use of thisdevice and while both endsof said sleeve alike in order that said sleeve may be placed on the shaft either end first or may be. changed end for end when desired, in which case the flange 28 would perform the function of the flange 26 as described,

I claim as my invention-- 1. In a overnor for explosive engines, a friction w eel adapted to be driven successively in opposite directions, a valve said friction wheel and rotar valve. y

- 2. In an explosive engine having a crankcase, cylinder, shaft and gas communication between said crank case and cylinder,

the combination of a sleevefeathered to said shaft, centrifugal devices mounted on said shaft and adapted to shift said sleeve, a valve mounted in and controlling said gas mounted for. ro ry oscillation, stops limit-' communication, a friction wheel adapted to be driven successively in op osite directions by 581d sleeve, and mutilate gear. operatln connections between said friction w eel an valve.v

3. In an explosive en 'ne having a crank said shaft, centrifugal devices mounted on said shaft and adapted toshift said sleeve, a rotary valve mounted in and controlling said gas communication, a friction wheel adapted to be oscillated by the fiangesof said sleeve, mutilated gear connections between said friction whcel and rotary valve, and stopslimiting rotation of. said valve in each direction.-

4. In an explosive engine having a crank cylinder, a friction wheel adapted to be driven alternately in opposite directions, .a rotaryvalve in and controllmg said gas communication, and lmutilated bevel gear, COHHQCUOHS between said fnctlon wheel and rotary valve.

case, cylinder, shaft an gas communication between; said crank case and cylinder, the

combination-of a flanged sleeve feathered to case, cylinder, shaft and gas communication 6; In anlexplosive engine having a crank I Signed by me at Fort Dodge, Iowa, this ease, cylindeii; and valve-controllllfid gas com 29 day of May, 1911.

municat-ion etween said era case an cyligder, a friction Wheel adapted to be 1 ROBERT BALLARD' 5 driven alternately in opposite directions, Witnesses:

and mutilated bevel gear connections be- JAMES B. CoLLisoN,

tweenjsaid friction wheel and valve. A. G. Bmnz. 

